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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 13, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it peasant news partly Cloudy vol. 92 no. 163 it. Pleasant Iowa monday evening july 13, 1970 Price to cents shatter communist unit near Khe Sanh Saigon up a a massive onslaught of american firepower has killed 405 North vietnamese troops in five Days in what military spokesmen described today As a Campaign to shatter a communist regiment near the abandoned . Combat zone at Khe Sanh. Latest reports from the Battle Rogers briefs pres. Nixon on discussions Washington up a Secretary of state William p. Rogers briefed president Nixon today on Rogers diplomatic discussions about the Middle East and Vietnam during an 11-Day global swing. White House press Secretary Ronald l. Ziegler said there would be no statement following the meeting. Rogers returned to Washington sunday from London where he met with the leaders of Britain a new conservative government discussing mainly the worsening Middle East crisis. Ziegler declined to comment on what he termed a speculative stories that the United states has begun shipments of f4 phantom fighter bombers to Israel. Too Newsweek Magazine reported sunday that president Nixon has quietly ordered the Pentagon to Supply Israel with eight phantom jets this month and two More each month for an indefinite period. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott who was in touch with administration officials during the weekend told Capitol Hill reporters a i would not be surprised to see some developments before too Long which would be reassuring to Israel in regards to making jets available particularly replacement planes. A i would expect something like this to be in the wind a Scott said. Ground in South Vietnam s far Northwest Corner said government troops killed 33 More of the Hanoi troops in a pair of skirmishes sunday the fifth Day of fighting since the guerrilla regiment was discovered. Too the Campaign began wednesday when helicopter gunship pilots of the . 101st airborne division reported killing 150 guerrillas. A prisoner told interrogators later helicopters came in from Laos that night to evacuate the wounded. B52 bombers followed up the gunship attack and were credited with killing at least 200 More of the North vietnamese members of a regiment of the 304th Hanoi division which had moved into the mountainous Region three weeks earlier. Fighting was reported Light and scattered elsewhere in Vietnam. Guerrilla troops to neighbouring cambodian remained in the resort town of Kir irom Southwest of phenom penh despite a government counterattack. Eight die on Iowa roads up eight persons died on Iowa roads during during the weekend including a 78-year-old Minnesota woman killed in a two car crash near Clear Lake sunday on . 18. Authorities identified the woman As mrs. Mary Morris 78, Mapleton Minn., a passenger in a car driven by mrs. Marion Keller 74, also of Mapleton Minn. Officers said the Keller woman apparently lost control of her car after a boat being pulled by another car slipped off its hitch into her path. Her car then collided Headon with another car driven by Don Mattingly 43, Decorah. Five others were hospitalized. This family really has troubles fort Worth Tex. Up a think you be got troubles consider or. And mrs. Frank Leek of fort Worth and their six children 2 to 9 years old. The oldest son has stabilized cancer of a leg Bone. A 6-year-old boy has heart trouble. A 3-year-old daughter was badly burned by a Heater recently. Leek who makes $119 a week is in danger of losing his Job As general dynamics lays off 14,000 employees. Mrs. Leek cannot work because of a Back injury suffered in an automobile wreck. The family returned Home saturday night from making arrangements for an uncles funeral in Cleburne Tex., to find their rented Home destroyed along with All their furniture and belongings. The Leeks have no insurance and no savings. Governor names new assistant Des Moines up a gov. Robert d. Ray today appointed John s. Murray an Ames native As his executive assistant. Murray 31, who has been practising Law in new York City will begin his duties immediately. His salary will be $17,000 a year. Murray replaces Clayton ring Genberg who has just completed a year in the Post As executive assistant and has returned to the University of Iowa in accordance with his leave of absence agreement with the University. Before accepting his Post As rays executive assistant. Murray the son of or. William g. Murray of Ames served As an aide to his father when tile elder was a candidate for governor in 1958 and in 1966. He is a 1961 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University where he earned an a b. With honors in government he received . In Public Law and government at Columbia University in 1962, and received a Law degree from the University of Iowa in 1968, where he served As editor of the Iowa Law review. The Story of a collision that killed 9 on Golden Gate Bridge san Francisco up a nine Young Rock fans crammed into a red Mustang Early saturday morning and headed North across the Golden Gate Bridge for a pop music festival in san Rafael. In the opposite direction Robert a. Symons 26, paid his 50 cents at the Bridges toll Plaza and jammed his accelerator to the floor. He apparently was trying to show two medical secretaries How fast his 1970 Blue porsche would go.1 the sports car was so new the temporary plates still were on. Too seconds later his car travelling an estimated too Railes per hour hurtled head on into the Mustang on the approach to the Bridge. The porsche a transmission was hurled 208 feet. Nine persons were killed six of the Young Rock fans Symons and the two secretaries. It was san Francisco a worst traffic Accident. A i heard a noise like a Jet a a witness told a California Highway patrol officer. A this Blue porsche came by at a Speed i estimated at 120 Miles an hour. It went into the turn out of control and hit this pillars of Hercules wheel assemblies for the Lockheed c -130 Hercules Workhorse of military aviation for a decade and a half get a test for dimensional accuracy at Goodyear in Akron Ohio. These wheels have to withstand Many Many tons of weight on Landing. Troops Parade watch big in Belfast Billy Long knows he s going to die Belfast Northern Des Moines up a when Billy Long looks around with twinkling Blue eyes and flashes that Ireland troops and policemen armed with Toothy captivating Grin he could up in one of the biggest Par rifles and1 water Cannon. Easily be mistaken Lor any other Ades in Irish history about 150,000 at to am. 5 Arn Edt columns Active seven year old. Police reported sunday a nothing protestants marched through Bel of the protestant Orange order j but Billy is different. He has Coo Crete a developed to their fast today watched by grim roman males from 6 to 60 to Orange Sash been living on borrowed time since invest. Tion of the kidnapping cathodes and1 guarded1 by 18,000 is Black Bowler hats White kid he was four and five weeks ago kidnapped girl s father writes to her kidnapper Lansing Mich up a Max Murningham former mayor of this capital City waited in vain for three Days at police Headquarters for Wold about his kidnapped daughter Laurie 16. Sunday he could wait no longer. He wrote an open letter to her Abductor pleading for the Safe return of the pretty Long haired blonde. Too a to the kidnapper of my daughter a please help me. A perhaps you re not a father but if you Are you know How important a daughter is to a family. A for you May have Brothers or Sisters who Are dear to you a if you Are an Only child you Are unaware of the loneliness we May have to suffer. Quot your capture is of no concern to me. My daughters Safe release is vital to my family a future. A Only you have the Plower to make our family whole again and at the same time reduce whatever penalty you May receive in the future. A in the name of god please react to this plea and release Laurie unharmed so that a father May once again have his family around Ham. A please let Laurie go. A for your Sake and signed Max e. Murninghan. Egypt a commandos hit Sinai Peninsula up i strike across the Suez canal in Egypt said its commandos struck j More than a month. Israel denied jurors selected in Manson trial gloves and carrying umbrellas under Rainy skies a flooded out of Carlisle circus into streets where the Cream of the British army stood shoulder to shoulder to prevent fighting Between the marchers and catholics. Doctors told his parents Billy had Only six weeks to live. Los Angeles up a the selection of 12 permanent jurors was completed today at the trial of Charles Manson and three Young women members of his a a family in the Tate Labianca murder Case after a month of questioning of almost 150 citizens both prosecution and defense settled on a panel i 390,000. Of seven men and five women to hear the charges that the hippie cult killed seven persons in two Days last August. Police estimated the number of marchers at 150,000. Earlier they had predicted 50,000 would out. Young Billy a apparently losing Battle against a terminal brain tumor received National publicity two weeks ago when two life Long dreams came True. Using the donations of hundreds of Well wishers from across the country Billy a turn parents or. And mrs. James Exline were Able to take their son to miss Murninghan has been miss tog since thursday afternoon. She was abducted from a local gift shop where she worked As a clerk by a gunman who also stole $60 after she refused to change a $20 Bill. The kidnapper was described As a Black main 20 to 25 wearing a Mustache and Goatee. A a it a big. We expected it to be Disneyland and while in Cali big. But this is bigger than big a Mornja Billy met his hero come said the police Captain in Carlisle Dian red Skelton circus in the heart of this City of j the Chunky shaggy haired tens of thousands More protest Billy is Blind in one Eye and could ants stepped off to 19 other a lose the sight in his other Eye at rades throughout the six British j any time. Three years ago when counties of Northern Ireland. Fifes i Billy had brain surgery doctors and Drums tubas cymbals., and flutes blared the orangemen a patriotic hymns a the Sash my father wore and minutes before the Parade police explorer completes trip in papyrus boat Bridgetown Barbados up a explorer Thor Heyerdahl a Papy rur boat a ii arrived in Barbados a or in a fast. Suffolk Street. To cheers and a Calypso band Sun i Day night ending a 57-Day voyage intended to prove egyptians could have reached the new world 3,500 years before Columbus. Prime minister Errol Barrow at the courthouse. Barbados welcomed Heyerdahl and a a j the will of Mary Ruth j his seven Man Crew. A Tuxedo. A1provides that her estate go to her Clad delegation of the knights of Law a. A Roo said he would live Only six months to a year. With six children Between Ages six months and to years the sex Burlington Man among weekend water victims into the israeli occupied Sinai Peninsula during the night and inflicted a great loss of life in the first Farmington woman hit by Bullet Farmington a mrs. Esther Honeycutt 56. Of Farmington route i is in satisfactory condition in St. Josephs Hospital Keokuk where she is a patient for treatment of an apparent accidental gun shot wound. Mrs. Honeycutt was struck by a 22 Caliper Rifle Bullet in her Yard in Lee county South of Farmington at 9 15 . Sunday. The Bullet entered her Side just below the right breast and came out just above her right hip. She was near the Chicken Coop when struck. She returned to the House and discovered she was bleeding her husband. Leonard took her to the Hospital. Lee county sheriff h. R. Dela Hoyde said that the Bullet might have ricocheted from a Quarry about 300 Yards East of the Honeycutt Home. Target practice frequently takes place at the Quarry and shots had been heard that Day. When the sheriff went to the Honeycutt residence he did not find anyone in the area. The Cairo claim and sent troops into Jordan and Lebanon. An egyptian military spokesman said 36 israeli planes struck along the Suez canal today in the 54th consecutive Day of israeli attacks aimed at preventing the establishment of More missile Sites and at keeping egyptian troops there off balance. Too Egypt said the israeli planes hit Suez Al Shatt Fayed Al Hirsh and Al Cap in the canals Southern and Northern sectors and that Quot our air defense systems engaged the attacking a spokesman said there were no egyptian losses. Cairo said earlier egyptian commandos launched a two pronged attack across the Suez canal sunday night touching off a ground and air Battle with israeli troops. It said the egyptians returned safely despite the heavy fighting. A Tel Aviv spokesman said israeli ground troops penetrated half a mile into Jordan and destroyed an Arab guerrilla base that had been used for operations into Israel. Israel was reported to have lost one Man killed in the attack. Cairo said in its commando raid the israelis used planes artillery and tanks against the egyptians. By up at least five persons drowned Over the weekend to Iowa. Paul Stewart of Burita ton drowned in the Mississippi River saturday might. Stewart had been on a family Outing just South of found an unexploded bomb at the nes have considerable difficulty Burlington. His body was recover British legion club a veterans two wills Are admitted to probate two wills have been admitted to other car. It exploded. Not in flames but just flew the Mustang was so mangled the bodies had to be Cut out with torches. Too in the Mustang which carried a a for Sale a $925 offers sign were five Young men and four teen age girls. Patrolmen said Albert Urrea 19, of san Francisco was driving below the Speed limit. The victims included both Drivers Mary Doherty 22, and Lynn Feldman 23, the secretaries in the porsche and Deborah Abraham 16, a High school student Samuel l. Adams jr., 20, a City College student Francesca Alamsha 17 Alma Lee 18 and Donna Spanos 17, All recent High school graduates who were Riding in the Mustang. Surviving were three san Fyan Cisco Young men who had been in the Mustang John simmer 19, who suffered brain injuries plus a broken leg ankle and Collar Bone in critical condition Carl Ciu Nabeil 21, in serious condition with abdominal injuries and Laurence Lucas 17, in fair condition with a broken leg. Malta wrapped the swimsuit Clad explorer in Scarlet Robes As he climbed off the boat. Drawbridge fire causes big train tie up new York up a a fire on a drawbridge Over the Harlem River blocked the Penn centrals main tracks to new England and upstate new York today causing commuters what the Railroad described As one of the worst tie in its history. A largest Railroad said More than 40, too commuters were delayed for up to two hours by the fire which broke out shortly before 8 30 . In wooden Cross ties on the tracks Over the Bridge. At least 40 trains were backed up while firemen fought the Blaze with fire engines and a fireboat shutting off third rail Power on the tracks. Children Dale r. Johnson who was named executor and Janet e. Feuerbach the will was drawn up sept. 27, 1965. The will of Allen Francis Haight states that his property be left to his wife Margaret Dell Haight who was named executor. The will was dated dec. 12, 1958. Jimmy Durante shows improvement Santa Monica Calif. Up a Jimmy Durante hospitalized after suffering dizzy spells a 6 i s i probably will be released later this week a spokesman at St. Johns Hospital said sunday. The spokesman said tests indicated the 77-year-old comedian May be suffering from labyrinth itis an infection of the Middle ear. Durante suffered the spells following his appearance thursday night at the Frontier hotel in Las vegas. Turn Down Powell s request for new vote new York up a a state supreme court Justice turned Down a bid monday by rep. Adam Clayton Powell for a new election in the 18th congressional District where Powell was Defeated in the june democratic primary. Get with it Salem Ore. Up a the state division of motor vehicles has decided that Drivers License applicants who fail their driving test two times in a Row will have to wait for to Days before they can try a gain. The division has also announced completes requirements for . Degree mrs. Leah Smith 201 East Green has completed requirements for the master of arts degree in the teaching of Reading at Northeast Missouri state College at Kirksville. She returned Home saturday. Mrs. Smith teacher of second Grade at Harlan school attended summer sessions of graduate school in 1968, 1969 and finished july to this summer. Commencement exercises Are scheduled for to . August 14 in Baldwin auditorium. It can deny further behind the wheel testing if inspectors feel a further testing will unnecessarily endanger life or making ends meet on their $96 a week income let alone financing a trip to California. Mrs. Exline and her 27-year-old husband James Are resigned to Billy a terminal illness and Are thankful for All unknown donors who helped fulfil their songs wishes. Mrs. Exline said when the news of the Skelton visit arrived a it was the first time in be Ever seen my husband but for Billy Bare footed and attired in bermudas and a to shirt life Means laughing playing Riding his bicycle teasing bubbles the family dog and taking care of the younger children in the family. When eagerly posing for photo de sunday. Ralph Helmers 44, of Cedar rapids drown Edi sunday night when a boat he was Riding on capsized after it hit a Sandbar to the Cedar River on the Edge of Cedar j rapids. Several other persons an the boat at the time were Able to swim to safety. Near Brooklyn mrs. Mildred Templeton of Marshalltown was another weekend drowning victim. She was on a homemade Pontoon boat that flipped Over. Four persons to the boat made it safely to Shore. Mrs. Templeton a body was recovered sunday. Romeo Villarroel 34, of Muscatine drowned sunday while swimming to the Cedar River near a to graphs. Billy club said. Quot i know Lassa he whue with a brother a Law while on a in a going to terse verse by a. C. Gordon Money May not have the Power to Purchase love for one but it has tilt Power to make the shopping for it fun. Family Outing. And Glen Beltz 32, of North Liberty drowned near Hills saturday while swimming in the Iowa River. Hills and Johnson county authorities recovered the body about an hour after Beltz disappeared. Girl from Argentina coming As ass student at mph unrolling the Welcome mat and hauling up the banners soon for the 1970-71 american Field service student in it. Pleasant and at it. Pleasant High school will be or. And mrs. Miles Nesbitt. Or. And mrs. Nesbitt who re Maria Fernanda Dicenzi Side at 808 Sheaffer drive Are the parents of three children at Home Mark Jon and Amy. They also have three older children Jeff. Pam and Docie. Amy Wall be a senior at it. Pleasant High school As will the Afsa or. Miss Maria Fernanda i Genal 17, is the Quot Surprise package awaiting the Nesbitt. Interested in business administration Maria loves the Sun which brings with it yachting swimming and Tennis. Maria comes from mar Del Plata Argentina where her father is a Public accountant. She will arrive on the Mainland August 9 and should reach it. Pleasant August 14. Miss Mary sue Mccormick is presently serving As it. Pleasant a Good will ambassador in the Philippines under the ass americans abroad program. Blacks take Over radio station Oklahoma City up a three Hundred Blacks took control of radio station Bye during the weekend in what the stations management called the first Case of radio piracy in u. S. History. The station resumed Broad casting sunday but without $25,000 in records and tapes allegedly stolen during the takeover. Local civil rights Leader Clara Luper said the Blacks were angered because the station was run by Whites for a negro audience and the management was ignorant of what Blacks want. A most of the alleged grievances Are of such a nature As to not warrant comment a said station attorney John a. Claro. The first incident came at 2 30 . Saturday when the entire staff of Black announcers at the station resigned. The station then went off the air until 3 30 ., at which time program director Ben Tipton a negro took the microphone and ran a Normal program until 4 15 . During this time 300 Blacks congregated and sat in at the lobby of the station. The stations management said the group mostly teen agers protesting what they called a state of racial tension in the City could stay if they remain-3d peaceful. But the demonstrators broke into the studio mrs. Luper took the microphone and said a state of emergency existed in Oklahoma City. She called on Black citizens to March on the radio station. Tipton then took the microphone and Aid the audience should Boycott the stations advertisers. Sees bargains on Wall Street Washington up a industrialist Cyrus Eaton said monday the nation is on the verge of a depression that will a go deeper than 1929 did a but now is a Good time to pick up some bargains on Wall Street. Eaton 86, chairman of the Chesapeake so Ohio Railroad and a leading american advocate of East West detente made the remarks in a rare Capitol Hiu appearance. Describing himself As a a concerned Eaton told the House Senate joint economic committee that the Nixon administration had failed to recognize the a portents of impending economic a in my opinion we already Are in the midst of a full scale recession a Eaton declared. A moreover no amount of explanatory telecasts by the president or other members of the administration will save us from a devastating depression unless the War to Southeast Asis is brought to a Quick and Complete no draft Call for August no men will be called for Induc Ion into the service in Henry county in August Darline Taylor draft Hoard clerk has been informed by Tate Headquarters. The draft Call for july in the a aunty was also negative. Grand jury in session the grand jury for the third Quarter of District court convened monday morning. Among the cases the jury Likely will consider is the Case of Frank Edgard Wilson charged with the murder of his wife Sharrine. Members of the jury Are Elmer carrels Foreman Carl Burky Pauline Maher Joyce Molander Roland Moureau Dale Piper and Dwight Smith. Saudi arabian jetliner hijacked Beirut up a a 25-year-old saudi arabian hijacked a saudi arabian airlines jetliner with 149 persons aboard to Damascus Syria sunday to what he said was a protest against his country a association with american Oil interests. Passengers said the Hijacker identified by police As fahd Bak Heit Al Harby opened fire with his pistol Toto the ceiling of the Boeing 707 Jet after it landed to Damascus. Police arrested him. There were no injuries. Cookout planned for Prince and Princess Washington up a Prince Charles and Princess Anne will be treated to an american style cookout thursday noon after their arrival for a White House visit. The Royal family members will go by helicopter to Camp David md., for an outdoor dinner with such Standard american fare As Steak hot dogs Corn on the cob baked potatoes potato salad Cole s a and tossed salad. Two charged with larceny of livestock Iowa City up a two Lisbon men were arrested Here sunday on charges of larceny of livestock in connection with the theft of 60 hogs from the Rural Oxford farm of l. L. Troyer sometime last month. Dwayne Miller 32, and Donald Hathaway 27, were to be arraigned today. Authorities report that 20 of the stolen livestock have been discovered on farms in Linn and Johnson counties

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